Foraker Act

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The Foraker Act was a 1900 U.S. federal law that established civilian government in Puerto Rico following the Spanish–American War, defining the island’s political and economic relationship with the United States.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Foraker Act canonical 10
Foraker Act of 1900 4
Organic Act of 1900 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
organic act ⓘ
affected economic status of Puerto Rico ⓘ
political status of Puerto Rico ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Organic Act of 1900 ⓘ
linked to: Foraker Act
appliesToJurisdiction Puerto Rico ⓘ
authorized a Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ⓘ
creation of local courts in Puerto Rico ⓘ
classifiedPuertoRicoAs unincorporated territory of the United States ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdBody Executive Council of Puerto Rico ⓘ
House of Delegates of Puerto Rico ⓘ
createdOffice Governor of Puerto Rico ⓘ
dateEnacted 1900-04-12 ⓘ
defined customs and tariff status of Puerto Rico ⓘ
didNotGrant United States citizenship to Puerto Ricans ⓘ
effectiveDate 1900-05-01 ⓘ
established a non-voting Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ
excluded representation of Puerto Rico in the U.S. Senate ⓘ
voting representation of Puerto Rico in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ
followedEvent Spanish–American War ⓘ
Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ
governs organization of the judicial system of Puerto Rico (initially) ⓘ
granted limited self-government to Puerto Rico ⓘ
historicalPeriod Progressive Era United States ⓘ
linked to: Progressive Era
jurisdiction United States Department of War (initial administrative oversight) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus superseded ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
limited voting rights in Puerto Rico to local offices ⓘ
namedAfter Joseph B. Foraker ⓘ
partOf United States territorial law ⓘ
providedFor appointment of Executive Council members by the President of the United States with Senate consent ⓘ
appointment of the governor of Puerto Rico by the President of the United States ⓘ
election of the House of Delegates of Puerto Rico by popular vote ⓘ
purpose to define the political relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States ⓘ
to establish a civilian government in Puerto Rico ⓘ
to regulate the economic relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States ⓘ
regulated taxation in Puerto Rico ⓘ
trade between Puerto Rico and the United States ⓘ
replaced United States military government in Puerto Rico ⓘ
replacedBy Jones–Shafroth Act ⓘ
setPrecedentFor later U.S. territorial governance in unincorporated territories ⓘ
signedBy William McKinley ⓘ
subjectOf Insular Cases (U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence context) ⓘ
linked to: Insular Cases
supersededBy Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917 ⓘ

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Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Foraker Act → alsoKnownAs → Organic Act of 1900 ⓘ
linked to: Foraker Act
United States–Puerto Rico relations → legalBasis → Foraker Act of 1900 ⓘ
linked to: Foraker Act
Jones Law for Puerto Rico → replaced → Foraker Act ⓘ
Jones Law for Puerto Rico → predecessor → Foraker Act of 1900 ⓘ
linked to: Foraker Act
Newlands Resolution → followedBy → Organic Act of 1900 ⓘ
linked to: Foraker Act
Joseph B. Foraker → notableWork → Foraker Act ⓘ
Joseph B. Foraker → authorOf → Foraker Act ⓘ
Philippine Organic Act of 1902 → alsoKnownAs → Cooper Act ⓘ
linked to: Foraker Act
Public Law 64-368 → replaced → Foraker Act ⓘ
Public Law 64-368 → precededBy → Foraker Act ⓘ
Jones Act (Puerto Rico) of 1917 → replaced → Foraker Act of 1900 ⓘ
linked to: Foraker Act
Jones Act (Puerto Rico) of 1917 → predecessor → Foraker Act of 1900 ⓘ
linked to: Foraker Act